"We had been vociferously demanding that CNG needs to be introduced in Delhi. But all the gains made by introducing CNG have been lost. The government is proposing to increase the price of CNG by April,"

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#15YearCarBan: 29 lakh vehicles to be banned in Delhi

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#15YearCarBan: 29 lakh vehicles to be banned in Delhi

World Health Organisation (WHO) states that Delhi is the world's most polluted city. A city where average pollution level is eight times higher than the average. The National Green Tribunal Authority ...

Delhi is known to have been continuously inhabited since at least the 6th century BCE, though human habitation is believed to have existed since the second millennium BCE. Delhi is also widely believed to have been the site of Indraprastha, the legendary capital of the Pandavas during the times of the Mahabharata. Delhi re-emerged as a major political, cultural and commercial city along the trade routes between northwest India and the Gangetic plain after the rise of the Delhi sultanates. It is the site of many ancient and medieval monuments, archaeological sites and remains.

APEX COURT DIRECTS CENTRE & DELHI GOVT TO BAN DIESEL CARS

My first ever catch of this red beauty with Double Decker train at Kirti Nagar station in New Delhi."The Golden Jubilee Celebration Locomotive Of DLW" hauled Jaipur - Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Double Decker Express on Saturday, ‎‎20 September ‎2014, ‏‎10:28:24 (AM). WDP-4B #40079 PRATEEK, homed at Tughlakabad (TKD) shed, it is built as a Golden Jubilee celebration locomotive of Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), Varanasi.
About The Double Decker Train
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The bi-level car or double-decker coach is a type of rail car that has two levels of passenger accommodation, as opposed to one, increasing passenger capacity. In some countries such vehicles are commonly referred to as dostos, derived from the German Doppelstockwagen.
The use of double-decker carriages, where feasible, can resolve capacity problems on a rail, avoiding other options which have an associated infrastructure cost: such as longer trains; more trains per hour; or adding extra tracks besides the existing line.
On October 1, 2011, India's first AC double-decker train was flagged off to connect Howrah and Dhanbad. With this India joins the league of Europe and North America that run multi-deck trains. It has a maximum permissible speed of 110 kilometres (68 mi). This new AC design has several features namely stainless steel body, high-speed Eurofima design boogies with air springs and other safety-features.
The double-decker trains are designed indigenously by Research Development and Standard Organisation and have been developed by the Kapurthala rail coach factory.
On my latest trip I've noticed that the train is having 19 coaches (Including Two Executive Class Shatabdi Coaches). The train contains all chair cars and has the capacity of sitting 120 passengers in each coach. No of seats in each deck are:
Upper Deck: 50
Lower Deck: 48
On ends: 22
The train is running regularly since August 25, 2012. Moreover, the Jaipur-Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC double decker train leaves from Jaipur at 6:00 hours to reach Delhi Sarai Rohilla station and leaves Delhi Sarai Rohilla at 17:35 hours and reached Jaipur at 22:05 hours.
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#15YearCarBan: 29 lakh vehicles to be banned in Delhi

World Health Organisation (WHO) states that Delhi is the world's most polluted city. A city where average pollution level is eight times higher than the average. The National Green Tribunal Authority (NGTA) has banned all vehicles aged above 15 years from plying on the roads in the national capital.
To put a check on the deteriorating state of Delhi's air quality, the National Green Tribunal has put forth directions on Wednesday wherein all petrol and diesel vehicles that are older than 15 years will no longer be allowed to ply on Delhi roads. This means defaulting vehicles will be seized by authorities as per the Motor Vehicle (MV) Act.
Animita Roy Chowdhary, Executive Director at the Centre for Science and Environment said, "It is a welcome move but it has to be aggressive. This is a short term plan that is implemented but we need an action point that is more aggressive. Like how it is in Paris and China. They shut factories, reduce traffic at regular intervals. Only then there will be an impact." Delhi has more than 40 lakh vehicles on its roads and by 2040 the number is expected to hit 400 million. But once this law is implemented it will impact around 10 lakh vehicles which may not be an effective number.
The people have expressed mixed response to the order. Divya, a resident, said, "I have a well maintained car, how does one prove that my car is emitting more pollution as compared to a vehicle that's commercial and not maintained."
Vijainder Thakur, another vehicle owner, said, "The age of a vehicle cannot define emitting pollution. What about the pollution check certificate? If that indicates my car I fit why should I be fined?"
Not just cars are under the green court's scanner -- a stricter surveillance on overloaded trucks in the city has also been ordered -- along with fixing of restrictions on parking to avoid congestion. The NGT has also asked authorities to immediately work on building cycle tracks in most parts of the city and to study the possibility of installing air purifiers at marketplaces.
The new action plan ordered by NGT has had mix reactions. Even though experts welcome the fact that NGT has taken interest in cleaning Delhi's air, the fact is that with the onset of winter the air quality data has gone four times higher than the standard. Therefore besides ideating, NGT needs to review and monitor this action plan effectively to reduce the pollution levels in the capital
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The Beast has Arrived in Delhi. 10 Facts About Obama's Mean Machine

The Beast has Arrived in Delhi. 10 Facts About Obama's Mean Machine
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Air Force One is the world's most sophisticated aircraft; the Beast - the armoured limousine for the world's most powerful leader - is no slouch. President Barack Obama arrives in Delhi on Sunday morning. The Beast - and a stand-in - have arrived in a special aircraft and are parked at Delhi's international airport.
1. It looks like a Cadillac, but that is it. It is not really a derivative of the Cadillac DTS as it seems, since it only borrows styling from that model. Underneath the limo exterior is a Chevrolet Kodiak - which is a medium sized truck (sort of the same size as our Tata 407, but more sophisticated)!
2. Anyone can buy an armoured limo. Yes BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz even sell those in India. The Beast goes well beyond regular armouring with an 8-inch thick body plating and 5-inch thick bulletproof windows. The car itself weighs 8 tonnes.
3. The doors swing on special heavy-duty hinges as they weigh as much as doors on a Boeing 757 aircraft.
4. The massive weight needs every horsepower the 6.5 litre Duramax diesel engine can offer. The Beast uses this diesel truck engine since it can take to varying purity levels of the more commonly available fuel type globally.
5. It's a 7-seater - yup just like all "family MPVs"! So this one can accommodate POTUS, his driver, chief Secret Service agent and four others too. So FLOTUS, the girls and grandma maybe?!
6. Goodyear makes special Kevlar-coated run-flat tyres for the Beast - to withstand puncture and even run when shot out.
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9. Night vision cameras, teargas cannons and a shotgun are standard on the Beast. It also houses a special compartment to hold pouches of POTUS' blood type.
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Paris's pollution problem may soon be fixed as Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo has announced a plan to ban diesel cars in the French capital by 2020. France has the highest number of diesel cars on the road and reportedly worse pollution than Beijing at certain times in the day, which is likely the reason why they are the first European city to propose an outright ban. We look at the proposed diesel ban to combat pollution and the controversy it's being met with, in this Lip News clip with Gabriel Mizrahi and Jackie Koppell.
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Green Court Bans Vehicles Older Than 15 Years in Delhi

Green court bans vehicles older than 15 years in Delhi
On the day TOI highlighted the worsening state of Delhi's air, the National Green Tribunal cited the report and issued a slew of directions to immediately address the problem. Among the 14 measures ordered by the green court on Wednesday was a ban on petrol and diesel vehicles older than 15 years — a move that's likely to take an estimated 10 lakh vehicles off the road.
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Vehicles Older than 15 Years Wont be Allowed in Delhi

Addressing the deteriorating state of Delhi's air, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered a set of directions to overcome the problem. Of the 14 orders made by a bench headed by NGT's chairperson Swatanter Kumar, the most important one is to ban all the petrol and diesel vehicles that are older than 15 years. The decision will impact around 10 lakh vehicles in the city. Moreover, the green court also ordered to keep a stricter surveillance on overloaded trucks in the city, besides fixing restrictions on parking.NGT also asked to immediately work on building cycle tracks in most parts of the city, while suggesting authorities to study the possibility of installing air purifiers at marketplaces. The order was issued by by NGT in response to a petition filed by Vardhaman Kaushik on Delhi's air pollution.

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